Welcome To The Occupation Tab by R.E.M.

Welcome To The Occupation tab by R.E.M.

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

   Asus   D5    Em      G   Cmaj7   D   Fmaj7
e|--0--|--0--|---0---|--3--|--0--|--2--|--0--|
B|--0--|--3--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--3--|--1--|
G|--2--|--2--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
D|--2--|--0--|---2---|--0--|--2--|--0--|--3--|
A|--0--|--x--|---2---|--2--|--3--|--x--|--x--|
E|--x--|--x--|---0---|--3--|--x--|--x--|--x--|


Intro:  (Or you strumming the chords)

    Asus          D5
e|----------------0----|
B|-0-----0--------3----|
G|-2--2--2--2-----2----|
D|-2--2-----0-----0----|
A|-0-------------------|
E|---------------------|

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Verse 1:
   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

 Hang your collar up inside                Hang your dollar on me


   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

 Listen to the water still                   Listen to the causeway

       Cmaj7            D5        Cmaj7            D5          Cmaj7          D5
e|------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0--------|
B|--------------0------------3--------------0------------3---------------0-------------3------|
G|----------0-----0------2-----2--------0-----0------2----2---------0-----0------2-------2----|
D|--------2--------2---0---0----0-----2--------2---0---0----0-----2--------2---0---0-------0--|
A|------3--------------------------3----------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

You are mad and educated           Primitive and wild           Welcome to the occupation



Verse 2:

   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

 Here we stand and here we fight             All your fallen heroes


   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

 Held and dyed and skinned alive            Listen to the Congress fire


  Cmaj7            D5        Cmaj7            D5          Cmaj7          D5
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0--------|
B|---------0------------3--------------0------------3---------------0-------------3------|
G|-----0-----0------2-----2--------0-----0------2----2---------0-----0------2-------2----|
D|---2--------2---0---0----0-----2--------2---0---0----0-----2--------2---0---0-------0--|
A|-3--------------------------3----------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Offering the educated         Primitive and loyal          Welcome to the occupation


Verse 3:

   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

 Hang your collar up inside                 Hang your freedom higher


   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

 Listen to the buyer still                  Listen to the Congress

   Cmaj7           D5         Cmaj7            D5          Cmaj7          D5
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0--------|
B|---------0------------3--------------0------------3---------------0-------------3------|
G|-----0-----0------2-----2--------0-----0------2----2---------0-----0------2-------2----|
D|---2--------2---0---0----0-----2--------2---0---0----0-----2--------2---0---0-------0--|
A|-3--------------------------3----------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Where we propagate confusion  Primitive and wild         Fire on the hemisphere below



Bridge:(Or you just strumming the chords)

  Fmaj7                   Em                    Fmaj7                 Em                     G    D
e|-0----0---0-----0-----------------------------0----0---0----0------------------------------3----2---|
B|--1----1---1------0-----0----0----0----0-------1----1---1-----0-----0----0----0----0-------0----3---|
G|---2----2----2-----------0----0----0-----0------2----2----2----------0----0----0-----0-----0----2---|
D|---------3----------------2----2----2-----------------3---------------2----2----2----------0----0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|



Verse 4:

   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

Sugar cane and coffee cup                  Copper, steel and cattle


   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0--------|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3------|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2---|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2----------------------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0----------------------|

   An annotated history                    The forest for the fire


  Cmaj7            D5           Cmaj7            D5          Cmaj7          D5
e|-------0-------------0---------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0--------|
B|---------0------------3----------------0------------3---------------0-------------3------|
G|-----0-----0------2-----2----------0-----0------2----2---------0-----0------2-------2----|
D|---2--------2---0---0----0-------2--------2---0---0----0-----2--------2---0---0-------0--|
A|-3----------------------------3----------------------------3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Where we open up the floodgates   Freedom reigns supreme   Fire on the hemisphere below


Outro:

   Em      G   Em          D5               Em      G  Em         D5                   Em
e|-0---------------------------0------------0---------------------0---0------------------0-|
B|-0---------------0-0-----3-3---3----------0---------------0-0---3-3---3--------------0---|
G|-0-----------0---0-0-----0--------2-------0-----------0---0-0---0--------2----------0----|
D|-2-----------2---2-2-----0----------------2-----------2---2-2---0------------------2-----|
A|-2-------2---2----------------------------2-------2---2---------------------------2------|
E|-0--2-3--3---0----------------------------0--2-3--3---0--------------------------0-------|
 Listen to me  Listen to me  Listen to me  Listen to me  Listen to me  Listen to me

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